----- Original Message -----
From: William Kane
Subject: 6x7 Reverse Adapter


> Hey gang,
>
>    Ok, I just got in the mail today an Asahi Pentax 6x7
Reverse
> adapter.  This is designed to reverse a 49mm lens on the 6x7.
Has
> anyone with a 6x7 used this adapter without a prism?  I've put
it
> together with an old 50/2 (screw mount) and can't see anything
on the
> ground glass.  Perhaps too much glare?

http://pug.komkon.org/02mar/dime.html
was shot with a reversed 50mm f/2 on a bellows, using the waist
level finder.
You need to be pretty close to the subject with a reversed lens,
probably just a couple of inches.
>
>    Anyhow, I guess it is probably time to bite the bullet and
invest in
> a prism.

They are handy, though for macro, I like the waist level finder.
Brother William
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